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Patented Apr. 10, 1928.

UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM H. WILKES, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO NATIONAL* ADVERTISING CORPORATION, OFST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A CORPORATION MISSOURI- COUPON BANK nnrosrm BooK.

Application led January y31, 1925. Serial No. l6,029.`

`payment books of the kind that are used byA business institutions to facilitate the payment to the institution of definite amounts 'which the customers of the institution have agreed or are expected to pay, usually at stated intervals or within a specified period Books of the kind referred to are novv `used extensively by banking institutions in connection With savings accounts of the kind generally referred to as savings clubs, but they are applicable to other` kinds ofbanking accounts and to the business conducted by other kinds of institutions, such as building andloan companies, and even yretail stores.` In view of the fact that the principal use of such books at the present timeis in connection Withfsavings clubs, I have herein illustrated: my invention embodied" in a bank deposit book for savings clubs, but I Wish it to be understood that the, invention is not restricted tisular use. o

' rllhe primary object of savings clubs is to f induce persons to save money for a particular purpose, forlexampla for a Christmas fund, or for a vacation fund, by depositing a lcertain amount in ar savings `account at stated. intervals, usually each Week or each month of a year. The ygeneral custom of banking institutions-Which operate savings clubs is to divide the depositors `into a number of different classes or clubs which differ from each other in the yamounts of the Weeky lv or monthly deposits. For example, one class or club, which,A for convenience, will be termed class A, vwill be composed of depositors who agree to make Weekly or monthly deposits of'c; another class, referred to as class B, will be composed of depositors who agree to make Weekly or monthly deposits of c, etc. In some instances a banking institution mayhave as many as ten different classes of depositors who, are making deposits at stated intervals under the club plan and the amounts ofthe weekly deposits of the respective club members may bedelinite amounts that remain the same throughout the entire period, ior they may he variable amounts Which progressively increase or decrease.y

Savingsclubs7 aiiordbut rarely a `direct netk profit-to the operating banks; more often,-

het loss. Their value lies in. iin directif resultsi club is an advertising :ment ofk service the bank offers.

plan, a business-building scheme. It brings into banks people who, properly iniiuenced, become regular andsubstantial savers, Vthus developing yinto patrons for every "depart- Thebanker having a club desires, therefore, iirstf that his club system be one which, to'his bank,` is economical in cost and operation; secondly, that his club system be one that will impress club members with the speed and accuracy of the banks service; and, thirdly, thatit embody ideas Which, by suggestion, will lead the club member from small to more Substantial undertakings in thrift. How Well these` requirements of the banker are met by .my invention Will be demonstrated in succeeding para-graphs.A

Tivo `different types or kinds of deposit `booksare now in general use byA banking institutions for facilitating the ,depositing .and recording of deposits of the members of savings clubs of the kind previously rey ferred to. In one of said types, commonly referred to as the pass book/type, the amounts which a club member is expected toy `pay' and the dates `ivhen'said amounts are duc are printed in the book in proximity to spaces 1n Which the official of'thebanklwho receives the deposits places marks Whenthe deposits are made so as to make the book serve as a receipt for the holder` which Vshows the total amount of. his deposits. The

sumed iny handling the transactions'at `the window, too; In the other type, which I Will referto as vthe single class coupon book, the book comprises or is made up of a plurality Vof, detachable couponsl vcorresponding 1n ynuinber to the Weekly or monthly payments and each having printed thereon the `parposit to be made by the holder of that `particular book and a date that represents the time at which the holder of the book is expected to deposit the amountspecified. on the coupon. Thesecoupons are-extracted ticular amount of the Weekly or monthly deby the bank oiiicial, one after the other, as Y the deposits are made by the `holder of the bookand are used similarly-to alconventriflnaldeposr slip m the operaties erreco-n1-1 other hand, it does not keep before the cluby member the suggestion of larger savings, as 1s done in a pass book having vprovision for all classes. Moreover, the bank must convjecture in advance how many books of the A respective classes to order it may run out ot vone class, orhave too many of one class.

Nor can it keep all the accounts in numerical sequence, :tor the books of each class are numbered. sequentially, and permit no more 'than intraclass -numerical sequence.

.My invention relates te a bank deposit book foi the coupon type which is distin- -guished 'from the conventional single class vcoupon book, in'A that it is capable of' use tor any ione yot the various classes ot depositors or. svaings clubs operated by a banking institution. f

rthe object of my invention' is to provide an all-classes-coupon book which' has the following ldesirable characteristics:

' 1st.A lt provides a deposit ticket already made out, just as does the ordinary single class coupon book. i

2nd. It provides a rapid and vaccinate method of handling accounts at the receiving tellers Window just as does the ordinary single classy coupon book. v

' 3rd. It eliminates the possibility of the banking institution having,` on hand too mlany books for depositors of a certain classv to save `more.

6th. It enables the institution that uses the book `to obtain minimum prices in b uy- Ving'cl'ulo supplies, due 'to the fact that one term of book serves Jfor all clubs 'or classes of depositors, andk it eliminates the possibility ofvthe institution buying an 'oversupply or-an insufficient supply for a certain class.

7th. Due to the. fact/that one printed coupon lform serves'tor allv classes, the manufacturer ot the book can produce -a more durable and attractive coupon and coupon duced if the manufacturer Were required to print a dozen or so different forms ot coupons. y

8th. It permits a. depositor who is a mem ber of several 4different clubs to use one book in connection with all or" said clubs, thereby effecting sonrie savingv in the number of books turi'iished by the institution and obviating the need of the depositor carrying or looking after ,severalv books.

, 9th. lt reduces the Work ot obtaining members to the various savings clubs operated by a bank, in that the bank can give a book to a prospective club member who `can look over the book and select the particular club which he desires to join. This -method ot obtaining` members is extremely ett'ecti e, and cannot be practiced at all when only lone class ot coupon is in a book, tor

Athen the class in the book sent to each person might not be the desired or suitable class. y

10th. IIt is ot such construction that the deposits of members ot the various classes can be received and receipted iorrquickly and Without liability ot 'error on the part oi' the bank otlicial Who receives the deposits, notwithstanding the tact that the boek has provision for a large number ot classes oit depositors. p

11th. lt overcomes the necessity ot the bankoiiicial using a separate or diti'erent stamp in the operation ot receipting for the deposits o't' the members ot the various classes or clubs, thereby effecting a considerable savingjin vtime to both the depositors and bank oflicials in receiving` deposits and reducing' toa minimium the liability 'ot error on the part of the bank oiiicial in marking the coupons that are presented with c eposits.

12th. lt can be appropriated to a selected class at the time it is Lgiven to a club member or depositor by simply punching;` a hole or otherwise marking, in a. single operation, all ot the coupons in the book. thereby making` it practicable Yfor a bank official who receives the depositsto use the saine stamp in receipting` for the deposits o't' all classes that are received each day.

13th. lt is constructed in such a manner Athat the operation oit marking the book to appropriate it to a selected class does not mutilate, de'face or obliteratc the interination on eachv coupon 'ot thebook pertaining to the other classes. and thus -destroy the etlicien'cy ot the book as anadvertising medium and as a means for promoting thrift by suggestion.

14th. lit is compact, or' neat and attractive appearance and of such design that the `"holder ot thel book will be able to ascertain at any time the Weekly or monthly deposits i l `contemplated for by the various `classes or book for the same money than could be proclubsr operated by the bank and also the total amounts which the members of the respect-ive classes or clubs Will have on deposit at any time, it they ulhll their obligations, thereby tending; to instill `the saving habit in the hol-der 'of the book, by showing him what Vcan be acquired by systematic saving and Uli'.

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deposit book that comprises a plurality ot detachable coupons equipped With indicia representing different classes of depositors arranged so that corresponding indicia on the respective coupons that designate similar classes are disposed in alignment, whereby the book Acan be appropriated to any one ot the various classes by placing' a mark on each coupon at the point thereon Where the indicia representing the selected class is located.. It

is immaterial, so far my broad idea is concerned, what particular type or kind of mark is used on the coupons ot the book to appropriate the book to a selected class olf' depositors, but the method that I prefer to use for restricting the book to a selected class is to punch holes simultaneously in all ot the coupons of the book through corresponding portions of the coupons that containindicia which represents or designates the selected class. F or example, if the book has provision for ten ditferent savings clubs or ten different classes ot depositors, each coupon of the book willhaveprinted or marked thereon indiciav pertaining to said classes such as ten different letters, symbols or characters that designate lthe respective classes and ten different numbers or symbols representing the amounts to be paidby the members of the various classes or clubs. The indicia oneach coupon representing the diiierent classes are arranged transversely of the coupon in parallel relation and the coupons thatmake up the complete book are superimposed one upon the other so as to cause corresponding indicia on the respective coupons that designate similar' classes to be disposed in alignment with each other. Accordingly vwhen the book is presented to a depositor the book can be appropriated to the particular class or club Selected by the depositor by 'forcing a punch through all ot the coupons to pierce or 'form a hole in the aligned portions of the coupons that con- Atain the indicia which represents or desig- -nate's the class selected by the prospective depositor toywhom the book is given..

In addition to the data above referred to each coupon. ot' the book is also provided With a symbol or character, usuallya'number, that designates the holder ot the book,

and it is also `provided With a space in which the oflicial ot' the bank who accepts a deposit can place a mark that serves-as a receipt 'for all of the deposits previously madev but not including the deposit to besubsequently pre-` sented with the coupon to Which the receipt has just been affixed.

Figure l of the dravvingss `is a perspective view `of a coupon bank deposit ybook embodying my invention, showing theirst tivo coupons of the book removed; and 1 Figure?j is a top plan view of coupon No.

' 2 oit the book that was detached by the bank 'official at the time the second deposit was made so as to facilitatethe entry of said del posit in the records of the bank.

The book illustrated in the drawings is capable ot use With ten di tferent classes of depositors or ten diiierent savings clubs,each ot which contemplates {ifty deposits or payments by the holder of the book during a certain period, for example, one year. The amounts or deposits Which distinguish said classes from each other may eithery be definite amounts that remain fixed or unchanged throughout the saving period, or they may be variable amounts which progressively increase or decrease. F or example, one class .may be composed of depositors Who agree to make fifty payments ott e each; another class may be composed of depositors Who agree to make fty payments of $1.00 each, and another class may be composed of depositors who agree to make a first payment of 5ft, a second payment of 1.0, a thirdvpayment of 159, etc.

Any preferred or suitable indicia can be used for designating the respective classes voi: depositors, but I prefer to use the letter A to designate depositors ot the lovvestclass, for example, those who agree t0 make payments ot 25e each; use the letter B to designate the next higher class, etc. VAccordingly, in the form of my invention herein illustrated each coupon 1 of the book Will be provided With indicia comprising the amount- Qtv and the letter A to designate or represent one class ot' depositors, indicia 3/ comprising the amount c, and the letter B representing a dil'l'crent class of depositors, and similar indicia representing other classes of depositors who i agree to deposit certain amounts each Week, month or other period. As shown in the drawings, thedepositors in class M and also the depositors in classes O and P' are expected to deposit variable i The indicia y, etc. on each coupon representing different classes of depositors are `arranged in parallel relation and are .so disposed that the indicia ai onV all of the cou- Y `the edges oli' said portions.V Vhile I'have Vstated that a hole 2 is preferablyypunched in aligned superimposed portions of the coupons to restrict the book to acertain class of depositors, I Wish it to be understood that it is immaterial, so far as my broad idea is concerned, what method is used to mark the coupons so as to appropriate the book to one of the various classes of depositors, so long as the coupons are marked at the time the book is issued to the book holder. Using a punch, however, is a highly desirable method of marking the coupons, as it is rapid and accurate.

At some suitable place on each ot the coupons, preferably at the lower end of same, is a space 3 in which the oiiicial of the bank Who receives t-he deposits can place a mark that serves as a receipt for all of the deposits previously made by thefholder of the book. Usually this mark Will consist of the name of the bank and the date on which the mark is placed on the space 3 of the coupon, the marking device that is generally used consisting ot' a conventional rubber stamp. I also prefer to provide each coupon with a character or symbol 4 common to all of the Coupons olE the book, that designates the .holder of the book, the symbol 4, used in the book herein illustrated consisting oi the number 523 arranged at the upper vend of each coupon. The respective coupons are preferably numbered 1, 2, 3, etc. so as to indica-te the particular payment or deposit to Which each coupon corresponds, and in most instances, the indicia w, y, etc. on each coupon, in addition to comprising a letter and an amount representing the class and the sum to be deposited, Will also comprise information from which the holder oi the book can easily ascertain the total sum of his previous deposits. For example, indicia of coupon No. 3 will comprise the Word Total, folloWed by the amount 75g#J to indicate that after coupon No. 3 has been presented to the bank, accompanied by a deposit of 25e, the holder oft the book will have 75e to his credit. As is usual in bank deposit books, the cover of the book, or some other suitable portion et the book, can be provided With spaces for receiving the name and address of the holder. 1

In using a coupon deposit book of the kind above described a prospective dcpositor, upon applying to a bank for membership in one of the savings clubs 'being operated `by the bank, will adviseV the bank of the particu lar club or class of depositors which he desires to join and the bank will then `give the depositor a book that has been appropriated to the particular club or class of depositors selected by the prospective depositor by punching a hole 1 through the aligned portions of the coupons of the book that contain indicia which represents the selected class. For example, if class A is selected, the bank oliicial Will punch a hole 2 in all of the coupons adjacent the letter A on each coupon and Will then give the book to the depositor. When the first deposit becomes due the depositor will present the book, together with 25e, to the teller of the bank Who accepts deposits from the members of the savings clubs, and the teller Will then detach coupon No. l, and Will retain the same for use in entering the deposit of the book holder on the records of the bank. Before returning the book to the depositor the teller stamps in the space 3 of coupon No. 2 a mark, such, for example, as the name of the bank and the date, that serves as a receipt Yfor the first payment or deposit made by the book holder, the space 3 in which said stamp is placed being preferably provided With suitable indicia that designates what said stamp represents, for example Stamp here Receipts for 1 payment already made in class punched-. Consequently, coupon No. 2 serves as a receipt to the depositor for the iirst payment and it also enables the book holder to ascertain, by examining theV indicia on coupon No. 2, the amount he Will have on deposit after he has made the .second payment. When the second payment becomes due the book is again presented to the bank teller, together With 25, and after the teller has detached coupon No. 2 and stamped coupon No. 3 in the space marked 3, he Will return the book to the holder.

From the foregoing it Will be seen that my improved book has the same desirable characteristics as the conventional single class coupon book, in that it provides a deposit slip already made out and permits deposits to be handled rapidly and accurately by the receiving teller, and it also has many desirable characteristics not possessed by the single class coupon book. For example, it permits the banking institutions to use one form of book for all savings clubs operated by the bank, thus simplifying the distribution oit' books to prospective customers, simplifying the Work ot ordering and keeping track of the supply of books on hand and making it possible for the bank to obtain at a low cost a durable book that is of neat and attractive appearance. 1t also permits all of the club accounts to be run straight through in numerical sequence, and as the book conta-ins full information in regard to all of the classes of depositors or all of the savings clubs, it tends, by suggestion, to make the holder of the book save more, thus forming a very efficient advertising medium for the bank. The above mentioned characteristics of my book, taken in connection With the other characteristics, specified in the state ment of the objects of my invention, make my book a decided improvement on the various types, kinds and forms of deposit books and payment books heretofore used to facilitate the payment to an institution of definite amounts which the customers of the institution have agreed or are expeeted to pay.

Having thus Idescribed my invention, What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A bank deposit book comprising a plurality of detachable coupons, each of said coupons in the book being in superimposed relation with respect to all the other coupons in the book, indicia representing a number of different classes of depositors on said coupons, an indicated space on each coupon corresponding to each indicium thereon, the spaces of the different coupons being in substantially exact superimposed relation Where by all the coupons of the book may be punctured in a single operation in advance o issuance of the book, and said indicia being of such nature as to indicate that all the coupons of the book have been appropriated to a particular class of depositors When superimposed spaces throughout the book have been punctured.

2. A multi-class coupon bank deposit book comprising a plurality of detachable coupons, each of said coupons in the book being in superimposed relation With respect to all the other coupons in the book, indicia representing a number of dierent classes of depositors on each of said coupons, and superimposed openings in the coupons corresponding to the indicia designating the class to which the coupons are appropriated whereby the entire book is appropriated to that particular class of depositors represented by the indicia corresponding to the openings.

3. A multi-classcoupon bank deposit book comprising a plurality of detachable coupons, each of said coupons in the book being in superimposed relation With respect to all the other coupons in the book, indicia repre* senting a number of dilerent classes of depositors on each of said coupons, an indicated space corresponding to each indicium on each of said coupons, the spaces of the separate coupons being in substantially exact superimposed relation throughout the book, and a puncture in the space of each coupon corresponding to the indicium designatinv the class to which the book is appropriate WILLIAM H.. WILKES. 

